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How to create a “Test Purchase" in the store.

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Last Update 4 months ago

We recommend that you set up a test purchase in your store so that you can go through the whole checkout process from choosing a product to making payment as if you were the customer.

Once you’ve got your product/s set up and your Payment Gateway connected (see below related articles). You will set up a discount coupon code ultimately charging $1,00 (for example) for this - TEST IT OUT - then delete the discount code afterwards.

(If you want to test the purchase without having to go thru the Payment Process - Set your Discount Code to 100% discount).

Create your discount code by clicking on “Store” then “Discounts” and then “+ Add Discount”

Once you’re in the “Add discount” window - click on “Flat Discount” - add the “Discount Name” and then the “Discount Code” Then enter the amount of the discount (we have added a discount of $99 as our product is $100, bringing the total once discount code has been added to $1 for this test.

Further down the “Add discount” window - under “Apply discount for”, click on the dropdown and select “Products” then click on the “SELECT PRODUCTS” button. In the “Select products” window - select your product, click the “tick/check" button and click on “Confirm”.

Click on the "Save" button.

See this article for more information on: Creating Discount Codes /Promo Codes in the Online Store

NOW it’s time to test it out LIVE! Go through your purchase process and select your product, when you get to the “Customer Information” Page - click on “enter promo code” - type in your discount code, then click on the “Apply Code” button.

This will take you to your “Order Summary” and you’ll see the discount applied and ready for you to purchase at $1. Go ahead and complete the purchase.

You will be able to see the process that your customer will experience ie. The payment Gateway process, the “Thank You Page’ you have set up, or if you’ve selected the “Thank You” message, the automated purchase email your customers will receive and the automated email you will receive as the seller.

Please see this IMPORTANT article on: Discounting Subscription or Recurring-Payment Products

Please don’t hesitate to contact us here at support if your Test Purchase Flow is not working out.

To create a test purchase within your Stripe account - See this article and the “cards by brand" section at the bottom for examples of test cards: https://stripe.com/docs/testing

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